geez dab, but when I look at the squirrel pics the XS1 looks damn good compared to the Pentax, detail is as good, so yes I'm sure the Pentax has better IQ (as any DSLR should) but the XS1 is giving a very good account of itself and better than other bridge cams... so give a bit of credit where its due, the OPoster was never trying to convince us that the XS1 was better, just that it was surprisingly good in comparison.